H1N1
o
ise
i
Delhi
NEW
DELHI:
The
mi ist y
of
health
a d
family
welfa e
(MoHFW)
o
Satu day
has
u ged
people
to
ecog ise
the
H1N1
symptoms
ea ly
a d
seek
medical
advice
if
they
pe sist.I
a
post
o
X
o
Satu day,
the
mi ist y
said
swi e
flu
ca
show
up
th ough
symptoms
i cludi g
feve ,
cough,
so e
th oat,
headache,
u y
ose,
body
aches
a d
fatigue.
It
advised
people
ot
to
ig o e
pe siste t
symptoms
a d
to
seek
medical
advice
at
the
ea est
healthca e
ce t e.The
health
mi ist y’s
adviso y
also
lists
letha gy
a d
loss
of
appetite,
ausea
a d
vomiti g,
joi t
a d
muscle
pai ,
dia hoea
a d
headache
amo g
the
commo
symptoms
associated
with
swi e
flu.
Explai i g
the
symptoms
a d
t a smissio
of
H1N1,
D
(Majo )
Rajesh
Bha dwaj,
fou de ,
ENT
a d
Sleep
Expe t,
MedFi st
ENT
Ce t e,
said,
“H1N1
i fectio ,
o
swi e
flu,
ca
be
somewhat
mo e
da ge ous
a d
se ious,
which
is
why
we
a e
mo e
co ce ed
about
it.”He
said
the
i fectio
sp eads
th ough
espi ato y
d oplets
eleased
whe
a
i fected
pe so
coughs
o
s eezes,
a d
ca
also
sp ead
th ough
close
co tact
with
a
i fected
pe so .
“The
symptoms
i clude
high
feve ,
body
aches,
weak ess,
letha gy,
cough,
so e
th oat,
difficulty
b eathi g,
a d
sometimes
loss
of
the
se se
of
smell.
The e
ca
also
be
th oat
i itatio
a d
cough,”
Bha dwaj
said.
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How
ca
H1N1
t a smissio
be
educed?
Stayi g
home
while
sick
educes
exposu e
to
othe s.
Cove i g
coughs
a d
s eezes,
washi g
ha ds
egula ly
a d
imp ovi g
ve tilatio
ca
also
limit
sp ead.
A
mask
ca
be
pa ticula ly
useful
whe
someo e
has
espi ato y
symptoms
a d
must
e te
a
c owded
i doo
setti g.The
Delhi
gove me t,
i
a
post
o
X,
sha ed
p ecautio a y
steps.
“Vigila ce
a d
timely
t eatme t
a e
ext emely
c ucial
fo
p otectio
agai st
H1N1,”
it
w ote.It
advised
people
to
cove
thei
ose
a d
mouth
while
coughi g
o
s eezi g,
wash
thei
ha ds
egula ly,
co sult
a
docto
if
symptoms
appea
a d
avoid
taki g
medici es
without
medical
advice.
O
F iday,
U io
health
mi iste
JP
Nadda
eviewed
Delhi’s
p epa ed ess
fo
i flue za
a d
vecto -bo e
diseases
as
Delhi
has
epo ted
2,392
i flue za
A
cases
this
yea ,
i cludi g
1,777
H1N1
i fectio s.
